Table 1: Comparison of descriptive characteristics of patients aged < 65 years and those aged ≥ 65 years.
| Descriptive Characteristics | < 65 years (n = 52) | ≥ 65 years (n = 61) | test value | p value |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 19 (36.5%) | 23 (37.7%) | 0.016 | 0.898 |
| Male | 33 (63.5%) | 38 (62.3%) | ||
| Family Structure | ||||
| Nuclear | 42 (80.8%) | 42 (68.9%) | 2.298 | 0.317 |
| Extended | 10 (19.2%) | 19 (31.1%) | ||
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 41 (78.8%) | 41 (67.2%) | 14.215 | 0.003 |
| Single/Widowed/Divorced | 11 (21.2%) | 20 (32.8%) | ||
| Educational Status | ||||
| Illiterate | 5 (9.6%) | 21 (34.4%) | 9.755 | 0.008 |
| Below High School | 40 (76.9%) | 34 (55.7%) | ||
| High School and Over | 7 (13.5%) | 6 (9.8%) | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Village | 17 (32.7%) | 33 (54.1%) | 5.328 | 0.070 |
| District | 16 (30.8%) | 14 (23.0%) | ||
| City | 19 (36.5%) | 14 (23.0%) | ||
| Employment Status | ||||
| Employed | 15 (28.8%) | 3 (4.9%) | 12.001 | 0.001 |
| Unemployed | 37 (71.2%) | 58 (95.1%) | ||
| Income Status | ||||
| Income Equal to Expenses | 35 (67.3%) | 44 (72.1%) | 0.492 | 0.782 |
| Income Less Than Expenses | 13 (25.0%) | 14 (23.0%) | ||
| Income More Than Expenses | 4 (7.7%) | 3 (4.9%) | ||